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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1898
Page
7
Rudyard Kipling recounts a humorous incident from his study in Anden where a surprise visitor arrived with two schoolboys. The man announces the writer and the room becomes a brief stage for Kipling’s craft before the trio departs, leaving Kipling noting literary London’s busy habits.
A pithy exchange contrasts diagnosis and money concerns as a young doctor questions a case and an old doctor dismisses fears of appendicitis, noting the patient could not afford surgery. The brief quip frames humor from medical life and financial limits.
In Freeport a mother recalls Beatrice Shay’s sudden illness in 1856 and a recovery after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Beatrice walked again and regained strength after nine boxes, with the story told as the child’s own account. The news item also notes Spanish bonds auctioned in New York with a five percent interest rate and a lien on Cuban revenue.
Des Moines reports detail July 1 1838 tax stamps on inventor power of attorney papers and required signatures. It notes posthumous filing by executors, patent assignment exemptions, and last week Iowa Nebraska Minnesota Illinois New York patent counts. It also lists soldier wages abroad and Lake Erie rail logistics for 1897 and traces collector John Boyd Thatcher acquiring Indigenous belts.
An ad-like snippet touts a constitutional cure for catarrh and rapid claims about price hikes for quicksilver linen and crash goods. It notes a druggist refund and mentions Cascarets Candy Cathartic with a price of 100 or 25 cents. It also describes a spring back seat device to prevent horse jerks.
The text describes ceaseless geological activity driven by river sediment and glaciers. It cites loess deposits in central Europe, Arctic muds in fossil clays, and fjord infilling, noting the Baltic becoming a lake and the Sea of Azov shrinking. Major rivers build deltas, reshaping continents and landscapes through time.
The Emperor and Empress of Russia will stay in Russia until late August then visit Darmstadt for six weeks, with possible stops at Coburg Stuttgart Weimar Gmunden and Echwerth on the return to St Petersburg. Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg and Princess Henry of Prussia travel to England in August and Balmoral Osborne are noted. Princess Francis Joseph may gain a court post in St Petersburg next winter. The royal yacht Osborne undergoes repairs and will take the Princess of Wales to Denmark in August for a two month visit.
Chris Finnerty of New York reportedly moved his bed onto a fire escape at midnight. He and the mattress fell to the ground from three stories, but Finnerty was not seriously hurt. Neighbors recalled hearing the commotion throughout the block.
In Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph a reader asks the difference between a violinist and a fiddler. The reply notes one can understand and enjoy the fiddlers music.
A joke quips that a husband cures his wife's cold in a day not with medicine but a promise to take her to the theater if she is well by night. The line plays on humor about treatments and leisure rewards.
Dakota Mine tale explained by Charles M Dobson in the Cosmopolitan Magazine. English investors allegedly salted the tin mine near Harney Peak to conceal wealth while profits came from fake transactions and withheld ore. The article labels the episode the most gigantic case of mine salting on record with owners scheming to profit by keeping treasure hidden.
The piece ranks Mies Crabtree Lotta Maggie Mitchell and Fanny Davenport as the three richest American actresses. Crabtree's fortune nears 200000 annually with property in Boston and stakes across major cities, Davenport built wealth through real estate in Chicago and Denver plus 100000 of jewelry, Mitchell grew wealthy largely from a single hit in St. Louis theater profits.
The article lists Alexander and Hannibal as great warriors and notes Caesar Gustavas Adolphus Tyrcone Prince Eugena Frederick the Great and Napoleon as top fighters. It claims most were under 30 at first victory while later generals Susrarat ae detski and Von Moltke were 55 82 and 66 at their first successes. Rear Admiral Dewey is 2 years old.
The world produced about 240.5 million dollars in gold in 1897. Major shares came from the United States 961.6 thousand, Canada 7.5 million, Texas 10 million, Africa 58.0 million, Australia 53.0 million, India 91.5 million, and Russia 25.0 million.
Miss Chatter remarks on sister visitors and Mr Cuddier during an interrogation. The dialogue notes intuition and observation as themes. Ethel’s refusals at dinner are referenced in Tit Bits gossip style.
A promotional note from the era touts Hostetler’s Stomach Bitters as a cure for malarial fevers caused by Cuba’s climate and frequent rains. It claims the remedy also treats dyspepsia and constipation and positions it as a universal stomach aid.
New York state levied 587000 dollars against Jay Gould estate. Executors contest the tax as unsettled affairs continue. Case sits before the Court of Appeals likely finalizing the settlement.
A jumble of ad text includes claims of a tobacco habit cure priced at 50 cents, automatic fire shutters on inclined tracks, poetic snippets by a Salt Lake writer, a cosmopolitan milk product ad, a Cleveland Leader quotation about a Merry Mac in the White House, and a testimonial about Piso’s Cure for Consumption. The dense mosaic features random names, products, and sensational lines with no cohesive narrative.
Fragmentary text mentions a confectionary cure for constipation and a druggists refund policy. A stray claim about a banyan tree sheltering 7,000 men appears, but details are unreadable. The source is garbled with probable advertisement language and unrelated phrases.
New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Passenger Department issues a detailed book on the Adirondack region describing resorts hotels lakes and a large color map. A folder with map and complete stage lines steamers hotels information is also available by mail from General Passenger Agent Georgie H Daniels at Grand Central Station New York.
Letters to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praise the remedy for long standing menstrual troubles and ovarian inflammation. Inxs Te Gnineux reports relief after seven years of illness. Mrs Warny Lanny of Riverside Iowa credits improved health and renewed mobility to the remedy.
The Boston Traveler notes Miss Wildwead, age 20, once a stenographer two years earlier, has become the wealthiest coffee planter in the Ila-Walian islands.
An advertisement touts COSMO BUTYEN ILK SOAP as the key to a perfect complexion and healthy skin, claiming availability "sold everywhere" for broad consumer reach.
Prof. von Zenker who in 1860 first identified the trichina disease died recently in Meckleurg at age 73.
The text shows a damaged dialogue about marriage and widowhood with unclear speakers and missing context, offering little factual content for a full news card.
An advertising pitch touts No-To-Bac as a wonder-worker to quit tobacco and gain vitality with a free booklet from Sterling Remedy Co. The piece also notes an old maid’s quip about never marrying due to not finding a suitor, reflecting a humorous aside.
A traveler from Atlanta Georgia reports long lasting relief from chronic constipation after starting Dr J C Ayers Pills. He states the pills corrected the costive habit and vastly improved his general health.
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